Re:Tyranny of the Marginal User: why software gets worse, no...
by grotorea on Thursday September 14, 2023 @05:16PM
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Yes but it doesn't have to be upheld in a court of law. It just has to be what corporate officers are ordered, selected and incentivized around. It doesn't need to be legally required for people to do something.
Re:Tyranny of the Marginal User: why software gets worse, no...
by collaborative on Thursday September 14, 2023 @07:45PM
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For decades now bilionares have bought companies, improved numbers in the short term, and sold them for a profit
Companies hollow out (or enshittify) their products because it is easy and because it guarantees results at least in the short term. There are other ways to grow, and they tend to require imagination and long-term planning. Don't blame the stock market for entirely voluntary choices of taking the easy way out.
[1]: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/03/at-apple-shareholder...